Legendary FBI undercover agent Thomas McShane is one of the world's foremost authorities on the billion-dollar art theft business, and here he presents a unique memoir that provides a thrilling ride through the underworld of stolen art and historical artefacts. For 36 years, Special Agent McShane masked his colourful alter egos in various disguises and chased down £900 million worth of purloined art pieces. Along the way, he matched wits with some of the most devious criminal masterminds of the 20th and 21th centuries in dangerous encounters while working undercover.
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Legendary FBI undercover agent Thomas McShane is one of the world's foremost authorities on the billion-dollar art theft business, and here he presents a unique memoir that provides a thrilling ride through the underworld of stolen art and historical artefacts. For 36 years, Special Agent McShane masked his colourful alter egos in various disguises and chased down £900 million worth of purloined art pieces. Along the way, he matched wits with some of the most devious criminal masterminds of the 20th and 21th centuries in dangerous encounters while working undercover.